H.R. No. 146
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Health owes a duty to the
    1-2  citizens and taxpayers of this state to do everything in its power
    1-3  to ensure that its many responsibilities are carried out as
    1-4  efficiently as possible with available resources; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Much can be achieved toward this goal by the Texas
    1-6  Department of Health forming a partnership with the private sector
    1-7  to better serve the public; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Because of a recent documented increase of neural
    1-9  tube birth defects among children in the Rio Grande Valley, the
   1-10  Texas Department of Health recommends that all women of
   1-11  childbearing age in Cameron and Hidalgo counties supplement their
   1-12  diets with folic acid, a B vitamin, which studies show may reduce
   1-13  such defects; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Food Hold USA, Inc., of Windsor Locks, Connecticut,
   1-15  donated 1,200 bottles of multivitamins with folic acid to be
   1-16  dispensed in South Texas health clinics; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The contributions made to this project by Food Hold
   1-18  USA, Inc., will help reduce the risk of neural tube defects among
   1-19  children in the Rio Grande Valley and throughout Texas; now,
   1-20  therefore, be it
   1-21        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   1-22  Legislature hereby commend Food Hold USA, Inc., for its involvement
   1-23  in this important public health project; and, be it further
   1-24        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-1  prepared for Food Hold USA, Inc., as an expression of appreciation
    2-2  by the Texas House of Representatives.
    2-3  by the Texas House of Representatives.
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    2-5                                                      H.R. No. 146
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    2-7                                            Speaker of the House
    2-8        I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on
    2-9  February 11, 1993, by a non-record vote.
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   2-11                                          Chief Clerk of the House